{"id":189,"date":"2009-05-18T09:44:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-18T09:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/omeoflittlefaith\/2009\/05\/this-week-in-jason.html"},"modified":"2009-05-18T09:44:00","modified_gmt":"2009-05-18T09:44:00","slug":"this-week-in-jason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/omeoflittlefaith\/2009\/05\/this-week-in-jason.html","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Jason"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning, Jason.<\/span><\/p>\n

Good morning.<\/p>\n

How are you?<\/span><\/p>\n

Fine. Thanks for asking.<\/p>\n

This is a weird way to start off a blog post.<\/span><\/p>\n

I agree, but you’re the one who just jumped right in and said “Good morning.” Not me.<\/p>\n

Yes, but I’m you. You’re me. Existentially, we’re the same.<\/span><\/p>\n

Any time someone starts off a sentence with the word existentially,<\/span> I immediately tune them out because it sounds like a lot of pretension and philosophical arrogance. Also I don’t know what that word means.<\/p>\n

Sorry.<\/span><\/p>\n

Is there a purpose to this conversation?<\/p>\n

Yes, but I’m supposed to be the one asking questions. What are you working on this week?<\/span><\/p>\n

Lots of stuff. I’m finishing up a short assignment for a magazine. I’m close to finishing a round of edits on O Me of Little Faith<\/span><\/a>. I’m preparing for an interesting project I’m doing later this week (but which I won’t tell you about until later). And I’ve finished reading Jesus, Interrupted<\/span><\/a> and am starting to prepare a series of blog posts about it.<\/p>\n

Also, I have my regular day-job work, and lots of it.<\/p>\n

I’m intrigued by this “interesting project.” Please tell me more.<\/span><\/p>\n

No. I said you’d hear about it later. Maybe Wednesday or Thursday.<\/p>\n

Not even a hint?<\/span><\/p>\n

OK, here’s a three-word hint: Mel. Gibson. Apocalypse.<\/span><\/p>\n

Does it have anything to do with that movie Apocalypto<\/span>? Because you haven’t seen it. <\/span><\/p>\n

No. Nothing to do with that film. That’s all you get.<\/p>\n

Did you like Jesus, Interrupted<\/span>?<\/span><\/p>\n

Yes. Very much. Quite an interesting book, but again, you’ll have to wait to hear anything else about it.<\/p>\n

You’re such a tease. What are you reading now?<\/span><\/p>\n

I’m reading an advance copy of Mark Steele’s new book, Christianish<\/span><\/a> (David C. Cook), for a possible endorsement.<\/p>\n

Is it good? That Steele guy is pretty funny.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yes, it’s a good book and he is very funny. Mark seems to be a magnet for weird and terrible incidents. I’m glad he lives a state away from me.<\/p>\n

Also, “Steele Guy” sounds like the name of a lame-o superhero.<\/p>\n

Are you going to endorse it?<\/span><\/p>\n

Yes. I just have to think of something clever to say by Friday. Which is the deadline. Any other questions?<\/p>\n

Yes. Do you wear a funny hat when you go flyfishing?<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, I do. I went flyfishing on Sunday, and happened to take a low-quality portrait of myself in my genuine Australian bush hat and yellow polarized rock-star sunglasses. Here it is:<\/p>\n

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Where was this photo taken?<\/span><\/p>\n

Cimarron Canyon State Park, in northeast New Mexico about 60 miles east of Taos.<\/p>\n

Did you catch any fish?<\/span><\/p>\n

Yes. A lot. It was a beautiful spring day and an excellent day of fishing.<\/p>\n

Then why do you look so angry?<\/span><\/p>\n

That’s just my blank expression. Apparently my blank expression looks like rage. This is an unfortunate discovery, and explains why my kids are always trembling when they speak to me.<\/p>\n

Not really, though, right?<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s time for this discussion to end. This has to be the most meaningless and boring blog post ever.<\/p>\n

I disagree. Conversations are always interesting, even if they’re about nothing. We learned this by watching “Seinfeld,” remember?<\/span><\/p>\n

Whatever you say.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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